# nLab plus construction on presheaves

### Context

#### Topos Theory

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This is a subentry of sheaf about the plus-construction on presheaves. For other constructions called plus construction, see there.

# Contents

## Idea

The plus construction $(-)^+ : PSh(C) \to PSh(C)$ on presheaves over a site $C$ is an operation that replaces a presheaf via local isomorphisms first by a separated presheaf and then by a sheaf.

$PSh(C) \stackrel{(-)^+}{\to} SepPSh(C) \stackrel{(-)^+}{\to} Sh(C) \,.$

Notice that in terms of n-truncated morphisms, a presheaf is

In the context of (n,1)-topos theory, therefore, the plus-construction is applied $(n+1)$-times in a row. The second but last step makes an (n,1)-presheaf into a separated infinity-stack and then the last step into an actual (n,1)-sheaf. (See Lurie, section 6.5.3.)

## Definition

###### Definition

Let $C$ be a small site equipped with a Grothendieck topology $J$, let $A:C^{op}\to Set$ be a functor. Then the plus construction (functor) $(-)^+ : PSh(C) \to PSh(C)$, resp. the plus construction $A^+$ of $A \in PSh(C)$ is defined by one of following equivalent descriptions:

1. $A^+:U\mapsto colim_{(R\to U)\in J(U)}A(R)$ where $J(U)$ denotes the poset of $J$-covering sieves on $U$.

2. Let $A:C^{op}\to Set$ be a functor. Then for $U\in C^{op}$we define $A^+(U)$ to be an equivalence class of pairs $(R,s)$ where $R\in J(U)$ and $s=(s_f\in A(dom f)|f\in R)$ is a compatible family of elements of $A$ relative to $R$, and $(R,s)\sim (R^\prime,s^\prime)$ iff there is a $J$-covering sieve $\R^{\prime \prime}\subseteq R\cap R^\prime$ on which the restrictions of $s$ and $s^\prime$ agree.

3. $A^+:U\mapsto colim_{(V\hookrightarrow U)\in W}A(V)$ where $W$ denotes the class $W:=(f^*)^{-1}Core(Sh(C)_1)$ of those morphisms in $PSh(C)$ which are sent to isomorphisms by the sheafification functor $f^*$ and the colimit is taken over all dense monomorphisms only.

## Properties

###### Remark
1. $+:A\mapsto A^+$ is a functor.

2. $A^+$ is a functor.

3. $A^+$ is a separated presheaf.

4. If $A$ is separated then $A^+$ is a sheaf.

## References

Related entries: sheafification

A standard textbook reference in the context of 1-topos theory is:

Remarks on the plus-construction in (infinity,1)-topos theory is in section 6.5.3 of

Plus construction for presheaves in values in abelian categories is also called Heller-Rowe construction:

• Alex Heller, K. A. Rowe, On the category of sheaves Amer. J. Math. 84 1962 205–216, MR144341, doi
Revised on May 24, 2014 23:30:28 by Bas Spitters (77.194.234.144)